The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-02
CAN DRAW NO MORE MONEY
The Soldiers Orphans Home Trustees
Must Stop Making Expenditures.
Governor Gray Orders Auditor Carr to Issue
No More Warrants to Them for Fear the
State Funds Will Be Exhausted.

The last Legislature appropriated several sums
for the Soldiers Orphans Home at knights
town, among which was $685. 900 for completing
and furnishing the new building. In addition
to this were appropriations of $4,000 Tor shops,
purchase of material and machinery, S20,ooo TOE
other buildings and chapel. and $4,000 for or
namentation of the grounds. OF these several
sums the trustees have so far drawn $40. 325. 60,
and that on account of the appropriation for
the main building. Ten days ago the
Governor instructed the Auditor OF
State to draw more warrants
on these appropriations. stating that the
funds would not permit of any expenditures
except those for the maintenance of the benevo-
lent and other State institutions, and for cur
rent demands. In keeping with this, he also
wrote TO President Smith of the trustees OF
the Soldiers Orphans Home, that no more
money could be paid out for buildings,
and in this letter the Governor said
it was his understanding that the
contractor for building the house was to have no
money until the next Legislature met He also
stated that there was barely enough money In
those funds to keep the benevolent institutions.
and that if money to be paid out for build
ings and ON account or other appropriations, the
State would not have means TO meet current ex-
penses. This action of the Governor has caused
considerable feeling among those interested in
the Soldiers Orphans Home II is their opinion
that he has nothing to do with the appropriations
after they made by the Legislature and
that he has exceeded his authority in nstructine
the Auditor to nav ont no more money on build
ing accounts The Governor. though. says what
he did WAS only to preserve the prior claims the
State ms titutions have upon the revenues If
the money should be forthcoming to meet these
apecal appropriations he would not object to its
being applied provided for by the Legislature.
but current expenses and maintenance funds
ought not to be endangered by the frequent de-
mands pay for buildings.
The Soldiers Orphans Home people say on
the other hard that they have received only
$40, 325 60 of what is given them for the new
home, and that while the Governor is willing to
stop payments tnis account, he is urgent in
having the new insane hospital at Logansport
opened. If there is money to complete the
Soldiers Orphans Home. they claim, there
ought to be none for the LoPansport hospital.
But the secretary of the board of commission
for the new insane hospitals. Pierre Gray.
says that in opening the Logansport
building all contracts be made
contingent the December revenues. and
that there Is an urgent demand
for home for the incurable insane who now
burdens to the several counties. This does
not Salty the friends of the Knightstown insti-
tuition, who think that the Governor is discrim-
mating against the needs of the soldiers
pbans.
When asked yesterday if he would object to
a publication of the letter the trustees of the
Home the Governor replied that he had given
the substance of it, and the only reason
trolling him in this action was to enable the
State meet its current claims. which he thinks
cannot be done if more money is expended for
buildings.